Some wives make hats, sweaters, or scarves for their husbands, but I married a percussionist. Here is my first original design for a mallet bag. It’s a wrap that rolls up and slides into a bag for easy transportation. When performing, the percussionist can roll out the wrap across a table or a couple of music stands, then when s/he picks up or puts down a pair of mallets, the wrap muffles any sound.

Sorry… the pattern sites seem to have been taken down and I cannot find my original copy to post as a PDF.

I remember that the roll was crocheted back and forth. When I wanted to make a loop to hold mallets I chained a few stitches, skipped the same number, then rejoined. I repeated this a couple of rows later, then again a few inches higher for the top loop. The size of the piece can be adjusted based on how many mallets you want to roll up.